May 7th West Buttress Team calls in from Talkeetna
The May 7th Denali West Buttress Team has made their off Denali and back to Talkeetna. Everyone is back to civilization happy and healthy. Time to go grab some pizza! recording
May 7 West Buttress Team at High Camp!
Climber Lachlan Grassie called in an update for the May 7th team, who reached High Camp yesterday evening! Lachlan said they had an “awesome day” heading up the 16-Ridge (Lachlan must have a healthy tolerance for wind and cold temperatures 😉 ). From Camp Three, the team ascended the steep headwall above 14,000′, up the…
May 7 Denali West Buttress Team – Moves to High Camp (17,200′)
Quick Update on the May 7 West Buttress Team: The May 7 team is moving to high camp (17,200′) today. Lachlan Grassie and Akshay Nanavati are the climbers moving to high camp along with Lead Guide Logan Demarcus and Assistant guide Dan Hohl. The team will call in a dispatch tonight, and we’ll have a…
May 7 Denali Team – Third Rest Day at 14-Camp
Climber Lachlan Grassie called in an update from 14-Camp on the West Buttress! They are taking their third rest day in a snow globe, with fresh snow and a light storm obscuring their views. They are on day 12 of their expedition, and they are looking forward to a window of clear weather so that…
May 7th West Buttress Team — Prepares to move to High Camp
Team calls in from Camp 3 at 14,200 feet. In response to challenging weather they are taking a rest day before their move up to high camp at 17,200 feet. Spirits are high and everyone is excited for the next few days! Plan is to move up to high camp on May 21st. Stay tuned!…
Technical Difficulties!
Howdy All, We are experiencing some difficulties with the audio posts called in from the field. Our IT Guy is working hard to resolve it and we hope to have them up and running again shortly. The May 7th team carried loads up the steepest part of the route yesterday. Known as the “Headwall” or…
May 7 Denali West Buttress Team – Cache on 16,000′ Ridge
Team member, Lachlan Grassie called in with an update from 14,000′ camp. The team had a successful day yesterday. They were able to put in a cache of gear on the 16,000′ ridge, despite difficult conditions on the fixed lines. As Lachlan put it “challenging, yet rewarding”. As the first team on the mountain, they…
May 7 West Buttress Team at 14-Camp!
The May 7 Denali West Buttress team called in an update from camp at 14,200′! A lot of shoveling and cold temperatures awaited them at 14,200′. They plan to spend a couple more days at 14-Camp, acclimatizing and practicing skills before they plan to move to the upper mountain! Conditions are definitely cold at the…
May 7 Denali Team – Cached around Windy Corner!
The May 7 Mountain Trip Denali team called in an update from the route today! They ascended the steep Squirrel and Motorcycle Hills above Camp Two, and continued around Windy Corner to cache in preparation for their move to Camp Three at 14,200′. Once they move up to 14-Camp, they will stay for at least…
May 7th Denali Team – Fully Provisioned at Camp 2
Today was essentially an active rest day for our May 7th West Buttress expedition. Yesterday, they moved camp from 7,800′ to 11,000′. The day before, they had cached supplies at about 9,800′. The active part of today was a quick hike down to their cache site, where they dug it out of the snow and…